Online webinar on "Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security after COVID-19
On 27 February 2021, the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the Federal Republic of Germany, the World Youth Association of Uzbekistan and the Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanisation organized an online seminar for doctoral students and young scientists on "Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security after COVID-19".
The webinar was opened by the Rector of TIIAME U.P. Umurzakov and the Ambassador of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the Federal Republic of Germany N. Kosimov. The event was moderated by the representative of the World Youth Association of Uzbekistan K. Bediev. The webinar was attended by renowned young scientists and our compatriots: Dilfuzakhon Egamberdiyeva, Professor at the Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) in Germany; Ahmadjon Khamidov, Professor at Humboldt University in Berlin; Nodirjon Janibekov, Professor at the Institute of Agricultural Development, Berlin, Germany. Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Development (IAMO) in transition economies. They gave lectures on "Organic Agriculture after COVID-19", "Prospects of Agricultural Development", and "Water-saving Irrigation Technology for Food Security".
As you know, today it is time to think about how to make a lot of money in agriculture, not how much you spend, but how much you earn. Agriculture remains the most important sector of Uzbekistan's economy, accounting for 28.2% of GDP. Measures are being taken to meet the country's food needs, increase agricultural production and employment, and increase incomes.
This is due to the changing natural climate, precipitation, irregular precipitation, cold winters and dry summers, which adversely affects the growth of crop yields. Consequently, there is a need to create and implement new research methods for resource-saving technologies in the further development of agriculture in the country.
The webinar was attended by doctoral students and young scientists from TIIAME, the National University of Uzbekistan, Tashkent State Agrarian University and other higher education institutions studying agriculture and water management.
the press service of TIIAME